Golden State Wealth Management LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 60.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 405 shares during the quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $73,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 26,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,809,000 after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 12,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,778,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 54.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 33,621 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,388,000 after purchasing an additional 11,837 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $74.60 on Monday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $75.50. The company has a market capitalization of $15.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.80.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index).